SKETCHING & PLANNING
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How and why will we use sketchbooks in this class?
What are the benefits of developing a sketchbook practice?
How and why will we use sketchbooks in this class?
What are the benefits of developing a sketchbook practice?
Sketchbooks will be used for planning and sketching every project...
Most artists keep sketchbooks in which they experiment with ideas and collect drawings of their environment. Some of the most famous artist sketchbooks are from:
Most artists keep sketchbooks in which they experiment with ideas and collect drawings of their environment. Some of the most famous artist sketchbooks are from:
- Leonardo da Vinci. His sketchbooks are filled with drawings, diagrams and written notes of things he saw and ideas he came up with.
- Picasso produced 178 sketchbooks in his lifetime. He often used his sketchbooks to explore themes and make compositional studies until he found the right idea and subject for a larger painting on canvas.
- Henry Moore, filled one of his sketchbooks with drawings of sheep that often wandered by the window outside his studio.
HOW TO USE YOUR SKETCHBOOK
1. Warm Ups, Note Taking & Questioning during demos such as:
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2. Drawing/Planning
When you are going to create a work of art that may take an extended period of time, it is important that you have a good plan for your design.
3. Research
When you are going to create a work of art that may take an extended period of time, it is important that you have a good plan for your design.
- Brainstorming- Make a mind map or list of ideas that work with your problem at hand.
- Thumbnail Sketching- small sketches that work on the basic form shape options and ideas
- Annotating- add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.
3. Research
- Sometimes you may need some visual references for your project. For instance we will create a nature inspired mandala in which you will need to find images from nature to use as reference.
- Any visual images or reference materials you collect must be secured with a glue stick in your sketchbook or created digitally in Padlet.
4. Documentation and Inspiration
5. Response You will be required to do work relating to art history, contemporary issues in art, and/or societal issues. When you are asked to respond to a reading, discussion, or video, your response can include drawing, writing, research, or any combination, and should comprise at least a whole page in your sketchbook. Your response should present your perspective and/or personal thoughts on the content, in either writing or drawing. Copying/pasting images is not enough! Handouts that are distributed in class (including this one) must be kept in your sketchbook. It must be brought to class every day. |
Lee Bontecou
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